Philippines – Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, a presidential aspirant, scrutinized the political race grant arrangement of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), saying it was unreasonable and an additional weight to competitors. In view of this, He was alluding to the Comelec‘s Resolution No. 10732 which expects gatherings to get licenses for each political race movement something like 72 hours ahead …

Indonesia – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) administered the product of the main cluster of vehicles from Indonesia to the Australian market. In view of this, President Jokowi commented that the principal product of vehicles from PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia to Australia filled in as proof that Indonesia had quickly taken advantage of the chance to investigate new commodity markets. …

Philippines – Official applicant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. got back home to his family’s forte, Ilocos Norte, to charm countless electors in the 2022 races. Aside from his opponents who started the mission in the places where they grew up, Marcos picked the Philippine Arena the world’s biggest indoor field in Bulacan for his decree rally on February 8. This …

Thailand – The Office of the Royal Society (ORST) has reported the difference in the authority name of Thailand’s capital, from Bangkok to Krung Thep Maha Nakhon. In any case, the name Bangkok is as yet perceived. The bureau on Tuesday supported a Prime Minister’s Office draft declaration on refreshed names of nations, regions, regulatory zones and capitals, as proposed …

Malaysia – On Wednesday, a former Goldman Sachs associate testified that his participation in a bribery scheme that robbed billions of dollars from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund was motivated by “greed and ambition.” In the criminal prosecution of Roger Ng, the bank’s former head of investment banking in Malaysia, Tim Leissner, the former leader of Goldman’s South-east Asia unit, …

Malaysia – After online insults on the nurse who gave his six-year-old son the Covid-19 vaccine injection, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin lauded her professionalism. Some social media users claimed the 48-second video uploaded by the Health Ministry depicting the vaccination procedure had been manipulated, accusing the unnamed nurse of removing the liquid vaccine from the syringe immediately before delivering the …

ASEAN – Once the Omicron transmission wave has peaked and begun to subside, Singaporeans should expect further loosening of Covid-19 limits, according to Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. He mentioned this in a written response to a query from Mountbatten Member of Parliament (MP) Lim Biow Chuan, who questioned what the goal conditions are before the government considers relaxing the …

Malaysia – Tan Sri Azam Baki, the Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), has branded Lalitha Kunaratnam, a senior researcher at the Centre for Combating Cronyism and Corruption (C4), as untrustworthy and not the investigative journalist she pretends to be. In his response to Lalitha’s statement of defense in his defamation complaint, submitted via Messrs Ibrahim & Fuaadah, …

Malaysia – The High Court in Kuala Lumpur was informed that the two checks totaling RM9.5 million received by lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah from Datuk Seri Najib Razak were not a loan. Rather than that, former Inland Revenue Board (IRB) tax officer Syed Nasrul Fahmi Syed Mohamad said that the checks were advanced payments for legal services performed …

North Korea – The North Korean government has deported thousands of gardeners to labor camps after thousands of special flowers planted to commemorate the late dictator’s birthday failed to blossom. The Kimjongilia, which was named after Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-father un’s and previous North Korean leader, were supposed to be in bloom on February 16 to commemorate the late dictator’s …